this is bbc news and these are the headlines at two. delegates at the labour party conference are told the party could build a new single market relationship with the eu if it were in government. we are acting for the national interest, not political gain. labour also says it would review contracts signed into the public sector. germany's right—wing, nationalist afd party vows to fight "an invasion of foreigners" into the country, after winning its first parliamentary seats. we'll hunt mrs merkel and get our country back. also in the next hour, the boss of uber apologises for mistakes they've made. the taxi service that was denied a new licence in london says it wants to make things right. a 16—year—old girl is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

over the stabbing of a woman at a school in north lincolnshire. and a lucky escape for a man out walking who fell 50 feet down this good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. labour has promised to review all government contracts using pfi the private—finance initiative if it is elected. the pledge to the party's conference in brighton came as the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, suggested that single market and customs union options should not be swept off the table at this stage saying a final deal could retain the benefits of both. but some delegates criticised the leadership during a passionate debate at the party conference. eleanor garnier reports from brighton. all smiles as they try to put on a united front but there is no hiding it.

it is plain for all to see. divisions in labour over brexit once again coming to the fore. what i want to do first of all congratulate conference. yesterday you voted away your chance to remain in the single market. you voted away your chance to stay in the eu. you have as much chance of stopping brexit as jeremy corbyn has of wearing my tottenham shirt! get real! he is certainly widely adored here. jeremy corbyn‘s position and policies now almost unchallenged in labour. but for the crucial issue brexit, well, label deals with internal divisions and its shadow brexit secretary insisted the party was a government in waiting. no rash ideological red lines preventing a sensible deal. no fantastical blue sky proposals. a pragmatic approach. labour are now the

grown—ups in the room. we stand ready to take charge of these negotiations, not acting for narrow political gain but in the national interest. brexit rows and all, conference is now in full flow, but as labour tries to divert attention away from its difficulties on the eu, it hopes new policies like a cap on credit card interest will be popular with voters. i am calling upon the government to act now and apply the same rules on payday loans to credit card debt. it means that nobody will ever pay more in interest than the original loan. if the tories refuse to act, i can announce today that the next labour government will amend the law. and there was also an expensive announcement about pfi, the programme of funding public infrastructure projects with private capital. we will put an end to this

scandal and we will reduce the cost to taxpayers. how? we have already pledged that there will be no new pfi deals signed by us in government. but we will go further and i can tell you today it is what you have been calling for. we will bring existing pfi contracts back in—house. labour is trying to show it has got the idea is to propel it into government. it hopes to prove notjust to its own supporters but voters elsewhere it has got what it takes to lead the country. eleanor garnier, bbc news, brighton. let's cross to brighton and speak to our chief political correspondent vicki young. one of the big issues being discussed is brexit. some unhappiness from the labour mps that there wasn't a more substantive vote on the issue of policy and staying in the single market beyond brexit. let's discuss that, i'm joined by

the shadow foreign secretary, emily thornberry. are you stifling debate? i was thornberry. are you stifling debate? iwas in thornberry. are you stifling debate? i was in the international policy debate and there were people expressing their issues and it was passionate and sounded like a debate to me. some say the tories let labour do what they want with brexit, that you are rolling over and letting them get on with it?|j hear that but i know different. we have been hounding them, saying to them from day one, what are you doing about brexit. do you remember with 170 days to go i asked them 170 questions, answer one question a day and get your act together when it comes to what you want from the brexit negotiations. the problem is that the brexit negotiations as far as the tories are concerned, they're as the tories are concerned, they're a proxy for their leadership war. we know the labour party fights and whenever there's a difference, it's

on the front—page of the newspapers. but the tories have an absolute exteste ntial but the tories have an absolute extestential crisis when it comes to brexit and they cannot resolve that. that's why the whole country is suffering. that is why 16 months after the referendum, we still have no clear idea as to where this government wants to take this country in relation to our relationship with europe. this is a divisive issue, there are some in your party who want you to go further and say actually being in the single market afterwards, being much closer to it is an option? listen, nobody said it wasn't hard. our position has always been clear and it's that from day within we accepted the result of the referendum and our priority has been the safety and security of our citizens and the economy. that means jobs, jobs, jobs. that's what it's about. that's being in the single market, some would say? that's getting a deal that brings the same benefits, that we are in a customs union. a new deal under-the-table? we have said we are not sweeping

anything off the table, what we'll do is, through our negotiations, when we take power and we certain i hope it won't be long because look at the mess that they're making... so you could potentially be in charge of these negotiations in the next few months, so that is why people hear, as well asjournalists, are asking what you will be demanding? people are very unclear about what theresa may said when she went to florence, but actually, of all the hubble she came outwith, one thing she did say essentially was, i agree with labour, when it comes to the interim arrangements, we have to have the status quo pertaining for a couple of years. you would accept freedom of movement for that time? listen, the way that it works, people are saying we have not been effective, we have been asking questions, setting tests and we've said when it comes to interim arrangements, there is no alternative because of the mess they are making of it. we have to accept that we keep the status quo over an interim period during which we need to get down to some serious

negotiations. we hope they'll be led by the grown—ups of the labour party. but you know as well that there are some in your party who feel that actually, staying in the single market, keeping that close relationship and freedom of movement, that's not leaving at all is it, it's not brexit? we will be leaving the european union and what we need to do is, we need to negotiate a deal that looks after oui’ negotiate a deal that looks after our economy and looks after the safety a nd our economy and looks after the safety and security of our citizens and that is our priority. we don't go into this with the nonsense that the tories are doing. when i say that economy first, i am not saying, i will give that economy first, i am not saying, iwillgive up that economy first, i am not saying, i will give up everything because of the european court ofjustice, for example. theresa may, this time last year, was putting down red lines like that and frankly damaging our prospects, totally damaging our prospects. every government of every stripe throughout history around the world's always put the economy first until this tory government took over in this country and are sailing us to the edge of a cliff because of their inability to be unable to

negotiate a deal. the brexit debate is certainly alive and kicking here, likely to be more on that this afternoon. emily thornberry, thank you very much. the fourth round of brexit talks between british and eu negotiators has begun in brussels today. it's the first opportunity for the european delegation to respond to theresa may's speech in florence last week, which aimed to break the deadlock in negotiations. chris morris is in brussels. what is happening is that michel barnier is addressing ministers from the other 27 countries in a meeting giving him his version of where we have got to. in a couple of hours, mr barnier and have got to. in a couple of hours, mr barnierand mr have got to. in a couple of hours, mr barnier and mr davis will meet up. we'll see the eu really trying to roadtest some of the broad principles that theresa may set out

in that speech in florence and go through them in technical detail. essentially they are still saying where's the beef. for example on money she said the uk would be prepared to continue paying into the eu budget during a two—year transition. we know that could be roughly £18 billion worth of contributions. what the eu wants to know is, what does britain think it's paying for? is that primarily or exclusively to maintain britain's current role in the single market, or does britain think that means it will have paid off its past debts as well. money is a critical issue. on other things as well, for example like an agreement on citizens rights, the rest of the eu is going to ta ke rights, the rest of the eu is going to take some of the statements that mrs may made and say to the negotiators, let's drill down into this a bit and come up with some specific proposals. while you have been there, what are you picking up in terms of the mood music? do you get a sense that what theresa may's said last week has changed the dynamic? you know, it's quite hard to tell,

partly because while our newspapers and the broadcasters like us go through every twist and turn of what's happening, the rest of europe has moved on a bit. it's really not the first priority in the media or among many other officials. obviously they are looking hard, as we are, at what is happening in the german election and looking at other issues. tomorrow, emmanuel macron will give a speech on the future of the eurozone, so britain is not front and central as much as we hoped seeing as we are keen to get a deal under way. i think overall, they liked the tone of the speech because it was much less aggressive, is possibly the right word, than her previous speech back injanuary. the right—wing nationalist party that has stunned germany by winning nearly 13% of the vote has vowed to fight "an invasion of foreigners" into the country. the anti—immigration party alternative for germany or afd looks set to gain nearly one hundred seats in the german parliament. angela merkel was re—elected as chancellor for a fourth term

but with fewer votes and faces complex negotiations to form a coalition government. a warning that gavin lee's reports from berlin contains some flashing images. there's a new party in town. and they're talking of a revolution in german politics. the afd have emerged in the last four years, they're populist, anti—immigrant, and he isn't, and described as toxic by mainstream german parties. but with 12% of the vote, 5 million people supporting them, they're now the third biggest party in the bundestag, with a pledge to put german people first. translation: we will hunt them down. we'll hunt mrs merkel down, and we'll take back our country, and our people.

but at this morning's press conference, cracks were already showing in the leadership, the group's chairwoman frauke petry announcing that she is leaving the party, telling reporters it's rhetoric has become too extreme. this is one of the more deprived parts of berlin. in this eastern district, 20% of voters chose the alternative for germany. people here talk about being left behind, being forgotten, that they're not listen to. and the one issue that keeps coming up here and elsewhere in the country that has led to more people wanting changes how they perceive change is how they perceive angela merkel dealt with the migration crisis. i didn't like angela merkel, because there was no stop in the refugee politics. it was all too quick, and she didn't say, like, ok, we stopped at that and that number. translation: i think we should give the afd a chance to see they are really for the state and everyone. translation: it's ok for people to come to germany when they really need help, but we've got poor people, too.

angela merkel gives little away. but last night's cdu celebration, she was clear that despite gaining most votes, the fact that 1 million of her supporters opted instead for the afd has disturbed her. translation: we will have to win back those who voted afd by solving their problems, listening to their concerns and fears, and with good politics. this is how votes translate to seats in parliament. six parties will share power in the bundestag with a record number of mps. but for the world's most powerful woman, in europe's richard country, woman, in europe's richest country, the certainty and stability enjoyed for so long by the so—called miracle machine has been challenged. well earlier, gavin explained how the afd have risen to such prominence over recent years.

angela americaling took a huge political risks in 2015, allowing hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers coming in. she had a dip in the polls but came back. —— angela merkel. evidently though, enough hadn't forgotten that decision when they voted for the afd. former advise tore chance lore helmut cole joins us now. if you were an adviser now to angela merkel, what would you say had gone wrong with her campaign? i think it was too calm, it was on a very low level and everybody thought it was be an ordinary election. but it was extraordinary — no, much lower than we expected for angela merkel and it was much more higher than we expected for the right—wing party,

the afd. the bundestag isjust across the way from us. when the new members of parliament arrive, for the first time, right—wing nationalists will be among them or the first time in decades. how should the other parties react to that? i think they'll be curious and they'll be taking care very much on how to deal with them. in general, people in the parliament have to talk each other, to work with each other but the government will not work with them at all. it's interesting to hear angela merkel say she wanted to listen to the voters who went from her party to the afd. but she knows the message, doesn't she? it's more about what she's going to do about it? yes. that is the state of the art of the business that she tries to divide the party from the voters because we know that more than half the voters

are people who only want to protest against us. perhaps we can come in and talk in terms of why we voted for them because lots voted for them in earlier elections. you worked with helmut cole so you know about those who go on and on. has angela merkel gone on too far and extended herself as a politician?” merkel gone on too far and extended herself as a politician? i don't think. i think there are so many problems in europe, in germany, that she will have a new chance to rebuild a new leadership for the next four years. i think she's a good chance to build a very solid coalition again. i must ask you about europe. lots of people watching in the uk will be wondering about brexit. if angela merkel does create a new government with the free democrats and the greens, do

you think they'll push her into a different position on the future of europe and a different position on brexit? i think this will be difficult during the week forming the deal that they have to with each other and i think merkel must pay attention that her politics will dominate the coalition. these two parties are a bit different from merkel‘s european policies, that's true. but i think she'll come through it with her politics. good to see you. thank you very much indeed. simon, we all have to be quite patient now. i covered the dutch elections in march, they still haven't got a coalition government. the last time the german parties did it, it took angela merkel over 80 days to negotiate a coalition, so don't expect news on this any time soon. 0h, 0k, soon. oh, ok, thank you very much! the headlines: the shadow brexit

secretary says labour could build a new relationship with the eu single market after brexit. labour also says it would review contracts signed under the private finance initiative and could end them. germany's right—wing nationalists afd party vows to fight after winning its first parliamentary seats. in sport, after the sacking of the former england women football manager mark sampson, the if a board say they are confident that a similar situation won't arise in the future. jose mourinho will face no further action after his dismissal at south hampton on saturday. —— southampton. graham onions will leave durham after failing to reach an agreement on a new contract. he's been at the club 13 years. a surgeon has been stabbed in the neck on his way to a mosque in greater manchester, in a suspected hate crime.

dr nasser kurdy was attacked outside the altrincham and hale muslim association yesterday evening. he was taken to hospital, and has since been discharged. police are questioning two men over the attack, as judith moritz reports. he had something in his hand... moments after he was stabbed, this is mr kurdy inside the mosque. he was on his way into the building when he became aware of another man across the road. moments later, he was attacked. i went into the hall. i felt threatened. today, he is recovering at home and is very thankful to be alive. recovering at home and is very thankfulto be alive. i remember a heavy blow to the back of my neck. that was after i'd entered the premises. it was a total shock. i genuinely felt he was going to run after me into the mosque and just

carry on what he started. it felt that way, the anger that was coming across was quite clear to me. greater manchester police are treating the attack as a hate crime, but have not classified it as terrorist related. they've arrested two men, analed 5a and 32 in connection with it. members of the mosque community say they have experienced some low—level abuse before, but it is unusual here. asa before, but it is unusual here. as a community, we'll stand strong, we will, of course, it's very important here that we stand together, not just as important here that we stand together, notjust as the muslim community, but as kind of wider communities from altrincham and trafford because that's what we have donein trafford because that's what we have done in the past. mr kurdy has been watching the footage of himself after the attack. as on orthopaedic suhr journeyth june, he was after the attack. as on orthopaedic suhrjourneythjune, he was treated in hospital by the medical staff he normally works alongside and he's very aware that his neck wound could have been a lot worse. there is a

lot of vital structures in that area and some of them can be fatal. no two ways about it. some of it can be very disabling. mr kurdy says he won't be deterred from going to mosque and that he's been comforted by the support he's received from people of all faiths. a 61—year—old woman has been taken to hospital this morning with stab wounds following an incident at a school in scunthorpe in lincolnshire. the woman who is a welfare officer at winterton community academy sustained non—life threatening injuries. a 16—year—old girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and is currently being questioned by officers. mrs may said it was important that there was no physical border between ireland and northern ireland. always

encouraged the british government to be more specific about how they see future relationships. one thing that i think was very important that was included in the speech was the fact that no physical infrastructure is on the border. that's more than saying you don't want a boarder in the past, saying there'll be no physical infrastructure is a strong statement, in my view. i pointed out the way that i believe you can best achieve that is for the united kingdom, including northern ireland, to stay in some form of customs union and some form of single market with the european union and certainly it's the view of the prime minister that we can best start exploring these things if we are allowed to continue a move into phase two of the talks. that is going to be a decision that we'll make collectively as 27 european

member states that remaining, and i will have my first hans to talk with my european colleague prime ministers on thursday. the other main topic up for discussion between the prime minister and the northern ireland prime minister was the fact that both sides are continuing to work towards a solution for brexit. there have been oaf the course of the weekend some warm words from the two main parties in northern ireland, the democratic unionist party and sinn fein. but the deadlock between them's now lasted basically for the entirety of this year and we basically for the entirety of this yearand we are basically for the entirety of this year and we are still so see any specifics on a compromise which would allow them to overcome their differences, particularly on a crunch issue to do with legislation covering irish language speakers in northern ireland. the boss of the taxi service uber has apologised for the "mistakes"

they've made after the company was refused a new licence to operate in london. transport for london said it had concerns over the company's conduct. uber is appealing against the decision but admitted it had "got things wrong". sadiq khan has asked efl to make themselves available to uber. —— tfl. let's speak to our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz. last week uber was told it was not fit to have a licence to run mini—cabs on grounds of the way it reported serious criminal offences, amongst other things also the background checks, the way they were being done. uber reacted to that quite strongly, saying they thought it was restricting consumer choice

to do that, that it was giving a name to london for being anti—innovation, they started a petition, an online petition that's gone at more than —— got more than 750,000 signatures. today we got a letter from the world head of uber, darakkurasharki. he said we've got things wrong, we must also change, as well as challenging this in the courts, it's hisjob to help uber write it next chapter. they'll work with london to make things right and show humility. now, the publication of that letter, the mayor's come back and said, well, ok, he's told transport for london that they should meet with the head of uber, he welcomes the apology that they've acknowledged the issues that uber faces in london and that even though

there is this legal process that's going to be in place, he's asked tfl, transport for london, to make themselves available to meet with him. is thisjust a london issue, because uber operates in other cities in the uk? it does automatic rate in other cities, it's separately licensed. there is a wrinkle in this in that if uber is licensed in another place like manchester and a drive and car is licensed there, they can carry on plying their trade in london even if the stopping of the licence was made. a man has been rescued afterfalling 50 feet down a disused mineshaft in west cornwall. police say the man had been with a walking group on a coastal path when he fell down a very black hole and got trapped on a ledge. it took emergency services six hours to rescue him. he was then airlifted to hospital, but it has now emerged that he does have what are being described as life threatening injuries. sophie long reports. the painstaking operation to reach and rescue an injured man some 50 feet underground.

it's thought the man, who is believed to be in his 50s, was walking along the coast path in west cornwall, when he wandered into a horizontal mine entrance. about 25 metres in comedy suddenly shot down the shaft, a ledge, breaking his fall, and his pelvis, more than 15 metres down. members of his walking group alerted the emergency services, and a multi—agency rescue was activated. it wasn't long before he could see the light at the end of a very long, dark tunnel. but it was some hours before a paramedic and technical rescue supervisor were able to reach him. the critical concern at this point, not his injuries, but the passage of time, and the temperature. we recognise, obviously, being down there for a while, hypothermia quickly does set in, especially when somebody is shocked. so quickly, we made verbal contact, which is also reassuring,

and then we got blankets and also watered down to the casualty. again, really giving them that vital life—saving requirements before, obviously, extricating them. after hours of waiting, cold, alone and in pain, the complicated operation to get him out. after an ordeal lasting some six hours, he was finally winched to safety, and airlifted to hospital, suffering from a broken pelvis, and the effects of hypothermia. now a look at the weather and it's going to be dry and warm and that's just on the balcony. a little bit on the humid side i have to say! temperatures up to 19 in the south—west of england and south—west wales. underneath, blue sky. many parts of the uk underneath

cloud at the moment. it may still be a bit drizzly. overnight, we'll have a bit drizzly. overnight, we'll have a lot of cloud around, maybe a bit of drizzle, certainly some hill fog. any areas will clear. temperatures not going down too much. it will start to brighten and we'll see a few sunny spells develop here and there. most will see sunshine at some point in the day. whilst most will be dry, there are a few showers across north—east scotland, north—east england, east anglia, the south—east, maybe wales and the south—west, but most will avoid those, stay dry and have temperatures of 18—21. there may be a bit of fog to start the day on wednesday in the east, but it's a breezy day ahead of the weather system bringing outbreaks of rain towards northern ireland, wales and south—west england. more before the top of the hour. is

hello. this is bbc news with simon mccoy. the headlines at 3.31pm: shadow brexit secretary keir starmer confirms that "remaining in a form of customs union with the eu" is a possible aim for labour. labour also says it would review contracts signed under the private finance initiative and could end them. germany's right—wing, nationalist afd party vows to fight "an invasion of foreigners" into the country, after winning its first parliamentary seats. london's mayor sadiq khan has asked tfl to make themselves available for talks with uber after the taxi app's ceo apologised for mistakes the company has made. a 16—year—old girl is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder over the stabbing of a woman at a school in north lincolnshire. it is time for sport.

following the sacking of mark sampson the football association say they are confident that the right procedures are in place to prevent a similar situation arising now or in the future. sampson was dismissed because of inappropriate behaviour ina because of inappropriate behaviour in a previous role. here is richard conway. the fa say they will conduct a review. history is 2013, 2014 and 2015. that investigation, that safeguarding inquiry took place back then, but of course, martin glen the fa's chief executive says he didn't become aware of the existence of the safeguarding case until october 2015 and he didn't look into the exact details of it until a couple of

weeks ago. nevertheless the fa board expressing their confidence in martin glenn and chairman greg clarke. they say they are of the belief that a similar situation will not occur again now or in the future. so it would appear as far as the fa board are concerned, it is case closed, move on, nothing more to see, or perhaps not yet. damien collins, the chair of the culture, media and sport committee, he wants to see fa officials before him and his panel of mps next month. they will come in for sustained scrutiny about who knew what and when. the matter is not over yet. gordon strachan has named his scotland squad for their world cup qualifying matches next week. no major shocks — leeds captain liam cooper, has been recalled, and leigh griffiths is one of six celtic players in the squad to face slovakia and slovenia. after back—to—back wins against lithuania and malta earlier in the month, scotland go into these final two matches knowing that victory in both games would all but guarantee a play—off spot.

gareth mcauley is back in the northern ireland squad for next month's qualifiers against germany and norway. the west brom defender has not featured in the squad since he limped off against azerbaijan back in june. there are also first—time call—ups for millwall midfielder george saville and kilmarnock midfielderjordan jones. jose mourinho will face no further action following his dismissal on saturday. he was sent off by the referee. the fa decided no additional action was necessary after receiving the referee's report. jose mourinho received 2—1 match bans from the fa for separate incidents last season. one premier league game to look forward to this evening between arsenal and west brom. west brom mid—fielder gareth barry is looking fresh faced as a 17—year—old when he

made his debut in 1998. he's 36 now. he will break the all continue time premier league set by ryan giggs. really proud to have reached that number. 20 years ago, i remember my debut really well. in between that so debut really well. in between that so much has happened and i ended up getting to this number which is myself and my family were proud to reach that great achievement. so, not something now because you're out there doing yourjob, but when you look back, you will realise to reach that number was fantastic. graham onions will leave durham at the end of the season. he has failed to agree a new contract after 13 yea rs to agree a new contract after 13 years with the club. two the parties couldn't agree terms on a two year extension with the second year

conditional with the seamer avoiding serious injury in year one. that's all the sport for now, simon. i'm going to take you to brighton because the london mayor, sadiq khan has taken to the podium. he is getting a rapturous welcome from the conference. conference, it is great to be back in labour brighton. you know what else? it is great to see our labour party so fired up under jeremy corbyn. cheering and applause labour confounded all expectations at the general election this year. and let's be clear — theresa may called the snap election to try and wipe us out and boy, did she fail. it was inspiring to see millions of people vote for the first time especially so many young people and it was inspiring to see so many

people who used to vote for our party return home to labour. we made huge progress and credit must go to one person, the leader of our party, jeremy corbyn. applause he mobile identitiesed our movement. he mobile identitiesed our movement. he motivated our activists and reached voters we hadn't reached before and also, became notjust the king of glastonbury! laughter but the king of grime too. thanks to the hard work of labour members and trade unionists, london elected four

fantastic new labour mps. applause we now have a labour member of parliament representing battersea. cheering and applause enfield scaup southgate, croydon central, and yes, labour kensington and let's... applause they're here this afternoon. let's hear it for our labour mps in london. applause and by the way, hasn't emma been an amazing advocate for the neglected residents affected by the terrible

g re nfell residents affected by the terrible grenfell fire? applause asa applause as a united labourfamily, we're on the march, we're on the up, labour has momentum on our side. applause conference, this year's election came during an unbelievably difficult time for london. our capital and the city i love so much, it's been one of the darkest times in london's recent history. wave been through too much suffering —— we've been through too much suffering, too much horror and too much loss. the terrorist attack on westminster, the heart of our democracy, the attack on innocent people enjoying a night out in

london bridge and borough market, the fire at grenfell tower. the attack on innocent people near finsbury park mosque during ramadan and the attack at parsons green station on londoners as they travelled into work and school. nobody expects such tragedy and no one tolerate it, you know, we prepare and practise for the worst, but we hope and pray that it will never happen. keeping londoners safe is my top priority and in all honesty, it's hard. it's by far the ha rd est pa rt honesty, it's hard. it's by far the hardest part of myjob. it really does keep me awake at night. fearing the call in the early hours that came too often this summer to say the worst had happened. more innocent londoners who have experienced unimaginable horrors, to help and console, more funerals to attend of those who have been killed

and always, always, more to do to keep londoners safe. but conference, there are some people who spend their entire lives trying to stop these terrible events and who lead our response when they happen. hose job it is to put themselves in harm's way every day to try and keep the rest of us safe and who do it with dedication, professionalism, and heroism. conference, please stand and join me to show your appreciation for our amazing emergency services. applause our police officers, community

support officers and staff. thanks our firefighters and control room operators. thanks to our front line nhs staff, and all those who support them. our paramedics, nurses, doctors and health workers. applause and thanks to our transport staff, who are so often on the front line, on behalf of all londoners and the entire labour party, thank you for everything you do, you truly are heroes. applause thank you, conference. in the darkness of this year, the

bravery of emergency services has been a beacon of hope. we have witnessed incredible courage and self sacrifice. like pc keith palmer who was tragically killed in the line of duty while protecting parliament, although he was unarmed, he didn't hesitate before couldn't fronting the attacker. rarely has the st george's medal for bravery been so deserved and our thoughts and prayers will always remain with his family and friends. applause take colleen anderson, a junior doctor at st thomas' hospital, when she saw the attack from the hospital window, she rushed across the river to treat people lying injured in the road.

or wayne marquez, the british transport police officer who single handedly took on three armed attackers at london bridge. despite suffering terrible wounds, he fought them off until help arrived. all the hundreds of firefighters who went far above the call of duty to save lives during the fire at grenfell tower. who took extrory risks with their own safety and i want to say a special thank you to dany cotton, our london fire commissioner. applause dany led the applause da ny led the rescue applause dany led the rescue operation at g re nfell tower, dany led the rescue operation at grenfell tower, going into the building and taking those risks alongside our firefighters. i want to thank dany also for the honesty

with which she talked about the awful scenes and for being so open about receiving counselling after the fire. you know, she has encouraged many other emergency responders and ordinary londoners to do the same. and we should thank the brave transport for london staff who calmly helped during the attack at parsons green station. evacuating the train and leading people to safety regardless of the risk to themselves. there is no doubt that we face a growing threat, experts said that the number of terrorist attacks this year is not a spike, but a long—term shift and crime is on the rise again. the type of crime we see are more complicated and harder to tackle. violent crime is rising even faster with too many killed or maimed as a result of knife crime or acid attacks and ever more young people are being groomed and radicalised by evil extremists

whether here or abroad, but conference, it doesn't have to be this way. this all feels very familiar, a weak and divided tory government, refusing to face up to the challenges ahead, bickering and infighting over europe, putting our jobs and economy at risk, chronic under investment in public services, causing a crisis in our schools and hospitals, and crime on the rise. but conference, this isn't the 19905, but conference, this isn't the 1990s, this is now. it's like back to the future, but it isn't funny. tory cuts to our emergency services have made it harder to keep us safe. a billion pounds cut from the metropolitan police, £1 billion less for london's policing budget. the result, fewer police officers on our streets. police stations closed. and neighbourhood policing under attack. even police counter—terrorism funding has been cut in real terms. the same goes for our fire service,

fewer fire the same goes for our fire service, fewerfire engines, the same goes for our fire service, fewer fire engines, fewer fire stations and fewer firefighters. the same story is true in our national health service, our councils, our transport network and in every one of our public services. conference, we simply can't go on like this. the brave men and women of our emergency services can't do theirjob when the tories are cutting their funding every year. it must stop. the government must give our emergency services the real terms increase in funding they desperately need and right now. applause you know the tories used to describe themselves as the party of law and order. well, that sounds like a sick joke today. and frankly as a former home secretary, theresa may, should be utterly ashamed of her record. applause

labour is the only party with a plan to tackle rising crime and labour is the only party standing behind the men and women of our emergency services and labour is the only party making a real difference in towns and cities across the uk. a labour government will finally put an end to years of tory cuts, to our emergency services and a labour government, led byjeremy corbyn, will finally give our emergency services the proper pay rise they so desperately deserve. applause it's labour in london, manchester, liverpool and wales that has a real plan to tackle violent crime like gun crime, knife crime and acid attacks. it's labour that's finally making social integration and community cohesion a priority. so we can put a stop to the grooming and

radicalisation of our young people. it's labour that's finally made hate crime and violence against women and girlsa top crime and violence against women and girls a top priority for the police. and tis labour that's restoring community trust in our police by making our emergency services more reflective of the communities they serve. you know, it made me so proud to be the labour mayor when cressida dick was appointed as the first woman commissioner in many years. applause and when dany cotton was appointed as the first woman fire commissioner in the brigade's history. studio: sidique, khan, the london mayor saying he has sleepness nights over his mission to keep london safe and praising the emergency services during that speech at the labour party conference. as you can see of you can see it is going down well with those in the audience. we'll

bring you more from labour later on. the german chancellor angela merkel has begun negotiations to form a coalition government following her re—election for a fourth term. she was reelected but her party suffered the worst result for 70 years, as millions of voters defected from traditional parties to support the right wing nationalist party alternative for germany. translation: of course, it is difficult to say because we had a higher turn—out, but wet want to get those voters back in our camp by good politics. joining me now is dr ed turner, an expert in german politics from the aston centre for europe at aston university. she never looks that happy, but she is not happy today. this is not the result she wanted ? is not happy today. this is not the result she wanted? she is putting a brave face on it pointing out she came first. the cdu way lower than

polls expected and much lower than they hoped. they thought they might be in they hoped. they thought they might beina they hoped. they thought they might be in a position to form a government with one coalition, they nearly won an outright majority majority four years ago. how easy will it be? it will be herding cats. you have got the christian democrats, staunchly conservative who are worried what they call an open right flank towards the afd hold be looking to close it. on the other hand you have got the green party who will push for liberal positions on issues like refugees. you have got economic liberals who are pro the car industry. falling out with the greens is preprogrammed. we will be talking about what it means for brexit, but she has other things on her mind? look, in britain, we have always assumed that brexit is worth of greater interest. it is down the long list of global and european

problems, angela merkel‘s attention will be focussed on her own government. if we have learnt one thing from this election and we have seen thing from this election and we have seen it in other countries, immigration matters? well, that's right. people used to say it's the economy, stupid. now something like 87% of german voters said they thought the economy was doing. six times as many voters said they were concerned about immigration as were concerned about immigration as were concerned about immigration as were concerned about unemployment. and so, certainly that is something which has moved up the political agenda and it is something which established parties are looking at how to deal with. the next few years in germany, what is the change in policy do you think we might see? the german system has lots of checks and balances and gravitate towards the centre, you will see the afd disrupting politics, po voking and getting kick out, you will see a more chaotic and polarized political debate in a country which has been

known for its consensus. it is good of you tojoin known for its consensus. it is good of you to join us. doctor, known for its consensus. it is good of you tojoin us. doctor, thank known for its consensus. it is good of you to join us. doctor, thank you very much. no problem. it's one of the most prestigious awards in the art world with previous winners including household names such as damien hirst and grayson perry. this year, four nominees are in contention for the turner prize, which will be staged in hull. our arts editor will gompertz is here. i was iwas in i was in hull yesterday. and london today. look at you. turner prize, it isa today. look at you. turner prize, it is a bit controversial. or it has beenin is a bit controversial. or it has been in the past. what about this year? the controversy this year, there is no controversy. there is no giant backsides to get upset about. there is no unmade beds to pour scorn on. we've got three painters, a wood block maker and a film—maker making sensible, thoughtful, elegant works. i suppose the story, if there isa works. i suppose the story, if there is a story, is the beneficiary of the age change. before this year you had to be 50 years or younger, the

threshold has been removed. one of the people is 63 years old. threshold has been removed. one of the people is 63 years oldm sounds odd to have that rule? the idea that you are only good or interesting when you're under 50... we both know that's nonsense! flying the flag for us. she is a good artist. what it does raise is this question, is why is she being overlooked? why this question, is why is she being overlooked ? why is this question, is why is she being overlooked? why is this artist, she isa overlooked? why is this artist, she is a painter overlooked? why is this artist, she isa painterand overlooked? why is this artist, she is a painter and makes canvass and the chair of thejury is a painter and makes canvass and the chair of the jury says yes, plaque artists were marginalised in the 80s and their work was not considered to be part of the mainstream or particularly important and they ended up having to show their work to each other as part of their work to each other as part of the black art movement. another black artist was born in birmingham from jamaican parents.

you have pictures of barber shops and landscape and he's referencing co nsta ble. and landscape and he's referencing constable. he rifts between the two that's what you do these days. even if you're over 50! it's allowed! and then we have got... sorry, i've thrown you. not at all. next is a german but lives partially in britain. this is wood. she works in media, but makes wonderful wood cuts. she is interested in poverty and hue millily and the art world and craft. she made these lovely wood cuts of a beggar looking down to the ground and we have the other nominee who is

palestinian. they are dealing with the boring beauty of every day life. so four very different artists, but none of whom are remotely controversial. i was thinking to myself, maybe it shouldn't be called the turner prize, maybe it should be called the joshua the turner prize, maybe it should be called thejoshua reynolds prize. does that mean we lose interest though? possibly. iwon't. i like good art and it's good art. will, speaking up for the over 50s as we both must, thank you very much. i can wear that shirt as well! let's get a weather update. nick miller canjoin the let's get a weather update. nick miller can join the party. let's start with some pictures that

you have been taking. we can find sunshine in cornwall and cloud. notjust we can find sunshine in cornwall and cloud. not just that, we can find sunshine in cornwall and cloud. notjust that, it is low cloud. notjust that, it is low cloud and mist and fog. quite a contrast across the uk at the moment. northern ireland seeing sunshine, parts of wales, south—west of england and western scotland up to 19 celsius. perhaps 20 in some spots. close to this weather front you have got a lot of cloud around and it is damp and drizzly. this weather front is in no hurry to move away. it is low cloud. there is mist and fog especially on the hills and those areas that maybe clear will have the risk of seeing fog at lower levels too. so poor visibility in places overnight, but temperatures around ten to 14 celsius. just a few spots dipping into single figures. tomorrow, plenty of cloud to begin with. again it will be misty and murky, but it will be mainly dry and then it will start to brighten up and we will see sunny spells coming through. let's look at things into the afternoon. you can see it is a mixture of cloud and

sunshine. there is warmth in the sun as well. so up to around 20, maybe 21 celsius in the warm spots, but you may see a passing shower in the south east of england and east anglia close to the coasts of north—east england and eastern scotland, but most places will avoid those and stay dry. there is more of a breeze coming into the coast. it maybe around 14 celsius. further west, it is up to about 18 celsius. the breeze will pick up through northern ireland. that will make things feel different out and about tomorrow compared with today with more of that breeze and that breeze will strengthen further during wednesday ahead of a weather system coming in from the atlantic. elsewhere, a mixture of cloud and sunshine and it will stay dry. so, a range of temperatures maybe just 15 or16 range of temperatures maybe just 15 or 16 celsius in belfast as the rain moves in. 17 celsius for glasgow, but 21 in london. the weather system will spread east across the uk, wednesday into thursday, but it may lingerfor wednesday into thursday, but it may linger for a wednesday into thursday, but it may lingerfor a time on

wednesday into thursday, but it may linger for a time on thursday morning. parts of eastern scotland and north—east england. then that's out of the way and you can see sunnier skies follow on behind, but there is another weather system waiting to come in on friday. the weather pattern isn't changing very much right now, but midweek onwards and into the weekend it will be as one weather system from another comes in from the atlantic. and more as ever, online. this is bbc news. the headlines at four. the shadow brexit secretary

says labour could build a new relationship with the eu single market after brexit. we stand ready to ta ke market after brexit. we stand ready to take charge of these negotiations, not acting for narrow political gain but in the national interest. labour also says it would review contracts signed under the private finance initiative and could end them. right—wing nationalists break through in the german elections and vow to fight what they call the foreign invasion. we will hunt mrs merkel and we'll get our country and our people back. also in the next hour, an admission from the boss of uber that the company must change. the taxi service apologises for previous mistakes, and london's mayor backs new talks over the company's licence.